Our New House!

Just a quick front and back picture of our new house!  I'll have to post more when we actually get our furniture in and get it decorated a bit.  We are really enjoying being out of the camper....of course!

22 Months

Once again, another month has flown by.  We are really enjoying living as Texans :)  I think that August is enjoying the warmer weather here.  He loves to go outdoors.  I think that he would live out there if we would let him!  He has discovered sidewalk chalk and will ask to go outside and "chalk it" all day long.  We have a really long driveway and he loves to get on his bike or scooter and ask's to be pushed to the "mill box"  August seems to be growing up faster than we intend him to.  Our baby is no longer a baby and we have quickly seen him go from 2 word sentences to 4-5 word sentences almost overnight.  He has a mind of his own and is very strong willed which has been challanging lately.  I really think that he is starting his 2's early!  And, the kid is growing like a weed!  Nothing is out of his reach.  Today, I found him climbing onto the computer chair, onto the desk and reaching onto the VERY top shelf to get down the pen that I had hid from him.  During all of this, he knocked down some books, and broke the letter "M" off of the keyboard.  So, excuse any misspelled words. 

Like I said, nothing is out of his reach.  So much for having an organized can shelf. 

Sorry this one came through sideways

See mom, I can even reach the very back ones!  This did keep him busy enough for me to get the dishes done without him trying to "help"

Goofy child

We had a great halloween.  August went as a train conductor.  I wasn't sure if he would understand the trick or treating thing, but it only took him one house to realize that all he had to do is knock on the door and someone would put candy in his basket.

Definantly has the Hartman ears :)

Trace and Trevin as Hobo's

Horsey ride races!

Grandma Joy came to visit us and we had so much fun!

Helping daddy build a fire!

Ummmm.......I have no words to explain this one

Ft. Worth Zoo

21 Months!

Sorry but this is going to be a short one!  Just a few pictures of August to show what he's been up to....trouble :)  We are doing great here but are in the process of moving in to our new house and starting new jobs so it hasn't left much time for blogging.  Hopefully next month it will have slowed down a bit.  HAHA!  August is growing like a weed and will say just about anything now.  He is starting to put together 3 word sentences.  He is loving the extra room that we have acquired and loves to spend time outdoors.  He makes us laugh with his silly personality.

Now that I've let him do this once.....he ALWAYS wants to do it.

This is even better :)

This is a normal August smile.  It's so hard to get him smiling and looking at the camera these days.  He is so busy.  Daddy was feeding him ice cream so he wasn't going anywhere!  Please excuse the chapped face.  Bad cold!

I have no idea why these two pictures are upside down.  I didn't download them that way and I can't get them turned around so sorry, you'll just have to stand on your head.  August has finally got up the nerve to lay down in the bathtub.  He can't stand water in his ears so it took him a little while to do this.  Now he thinks its the coolest thing ever.  But its so funny because he won't open his eyes and he just sits there and laughs.

August was playing in his crib one day and when I went to look what he had done, he told me Puppy, paci, bank!

Grapevine Train ride and Ft. Worth Stockyards

For Trace & Trevin's 3rd birthday, we all took a train ride from Grapevine to Ft. Worth.  It stops at the Ft. Worth stockyards and you have about 2 hours to shop and do whatever (ride the mechanical bull) then you ride the train back to Grapevine.  Then we had supper at Rainforest Cafe.  We had a great day and the kids loved it.  

August, Trace, and Trevin talking (kicking) before getting on the train!

Somehow, mom and dad ended up across from all the boys :)

August was incredibly tired when we got on the train and would have fallen asleep except that it blew it whistle at every crossing.  I think here he was telling me GO!

Maybe I'll go to sleep here?

Wow it's hot here!

Pretty horses

Now THAT'S a Texas longhorn.  I like the sign: Longhorn photos, Use your own camera, $5.00

Cattle drive

More cattle driving

Our group!

Welcome To Texas....Texas Style :)

Brad and Lesha had a "Welcome to Texas" party for us.  Little did we (or anyone else) know that it wasn't going to be the typical party.  But...I guess it is pretty typical for Brad and Lesha.  They had everyone sit down at the tables and then had everyone pick a  number.  That number was to be used to pick our eating utensil and drink utensil.  There were no typical forks, spoons, or knives.  Then, after our utensils were given to us, the food was "served".  On the table....no plates.  I have to admit that we all had a pretty good time watching others figure out how to pick up that bean or piece of potato salad.  But....it was DELICIOUS food.  Smoked brisket, baked beans, potato salad, and coleslaw.  YUM!  We just need to remember that nothing "typical" happens in Texas :)

This is what I got to eat and drink with.  A wooden spoon with a hole in the middle, and a water bottle.  

Everyone checking out their eating and drinking utensil.

Potato salad being served.  Also, a good picture of the eating utensils

Poor Dad.  This was what he got to eat and drink with

Food is being served.  Looks great.....if it was on a plate :)  FYI:  the plate on the table was actually August food.  The kids got to eat before the adults.  Then all those plates got thrown away before we had a chance to use them.

What a mess!  Table clothes made for easy clean up though!

Mike and Adrianna enjoying Texas style bar-b-que!

Jerry's drinking utensil!  Notice his eating utensil....a silver spoon :)

Darren's new diet plan.  Eat with a giant toothpick!  He did ok  util it came to eating the beans....one bean at a time :)

We really did make a mess!

After supper, we got bowls and cups and spoons to eat the cake and ice cream!

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